Burgess Cemetery

From Hopkinsville, go about 7 miles out Princeton Road, turn left on 1026 across from the old Sinking Fork School.  Travel about 4 miles to Highway 1663, turn right (toward Wallonia).  Travel about 1 1/2 miles, cemetery is on the right in fenced in lot.
 


SMITH
James Laban
July 17, 1915
October 18, 1990
Anna K. Burgess
June 26, 1917
October 17, 1991
Married April 2, 1935


Smaller Marker Reads
James Laban Smith
TEC 4 US ARMY
World War II
July 17, 1915
October 18, 1990
 
 

WILLIAMS

James Smith
April 18, 1942
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Shela Madden
September 4, 1954
-------
Married December 16, 1984
 
 

BURGESS

Aubrey B.
September 13, 1906
November 13, 1981
Mary Lee
October 30, 1911
November 17, 1993

 

MORRIS

Ida B.
1878 - 1967
James W.
1871 - 1953

GRIFFITH

Clarence B.
November 30, 1903
----
Christine Moore
May 7, 1915
------
Married September 16, 1934

Christopher Martin Runkle
January 25, 1977
January 29, 1977

Charlotte A. Stewart
Born & Died
March 18, 1956
 
 

STEWART

Raymond H.
January 18, 1927
August 11, 1985
Barbara A.
May 30, 1937
------
Smaller Stone Reads:
Raymond H. Stewart
CPL US ARMY KOREA
January 18, 1927
August 11, 1985
 
 

BURGESS

Lloyd L.
October 24, 1872
December 3, 1951
Cora J.
February 25, 1887
March 5, 1973

 

RUBARTS

Howard D.
February 14, 1922
June 17, 1977
Leona
March 15, 1922
December 23, 1974

 

Mary Lewis Rubarts
January 23, 1942
 

Lena Mae Burgess
February 7, 1912
August 2, 1991
 

Sarah F. (Burgess)
Wife of S. F. Burgess
September 27, 1882
March 2, 1904

?Dora (Burgess)
Daughter of S. F. & S. F. Burgess
February 22, 1894
March 2, 1904

Mary D. (Burgess)
Wife of L. Burgess
Born May 25, 1810
Died March 11, 1888

Linzey Burgess
July 25, 1811
October 18, 1887

Infant Son & Daughter of
Musie D. & J. Will Burgess
(No Dates)

Inza Lee Burgess
(No Dates)
 
 

BURGESS

Musie D.
1873 - 1937
J. Will
1866 - 1939

BURGESS

Irene G.
1896 - 1985
Charlie W.
1897 - 1947
Smaller Marker Reads
Charlie W. Burgess
PVT 9 BN 159 DEPOT BRIGADE
July 30, 1897 - January 28, 1947
 
 

BURGESS

Urie L.
1894 - 1965
Bessie Lee
1895 - 1963

Mary K. Burgess
1920 - 1963

Beloved Son
Lawrence E. Burgess
August 18, 1966
May 14, 1985
 

Forever In Our Hearts
Richard W. Lamb
December 4, 1946
August 2, 1993
(Sons Ricky & Kenny)

BURGESS

Urie Lacy
February 5, 1930
------
Lora Dean
February 20, 1932
March 17, 1991

 

WELLS

Alvin E.
July 1, 1932
July 19, 1981
Lois S.
March 17, 1936
-----

STEWART

Johnnie L. 
February 2, 1912
October 21, 1985
Ruth Burgess
June 3, 1910
December 20, 1999

BURGESS

Claude
September 4, 1883
April 12, 1971
Viola
August 24, 1884
August 14, 1966

BURGESS

George J.
September 30, 1880
August 13, 1968
Minnie Cox
November 2, 1884
February 9, 1970

Betty J. Burgess
Born & Died February 15, 1949

Virgil (Burgess)
Son of G. J. & M. L. Burgess
1909 -1928

Alvira J. (Burgess)
Daughter of W. J. & M. C. Burgess
September 31, 1875
December 10, 1880
 
 
 

Mary C. Burgess
Born February 20, 1843
Died September 15, 1918
W. J. Burgess
Born August 25, 1840
Died July 23, 1926

Mary L. (Burgess)
Daughter of T. V. & R. D. Burgess
August 24, 1884
March 16, 1887

Infant Son of Wm. H & Myrtle Burgess
December 4, 1907
 
 

FRANCIS

Joe A.
1848 - 1932
Margaret E.
1847 - 1933

J. H. Burgess
May 23, 1863
March 11, 1947

Harriet Stewart
Mother of Lee Roy & Mary S.
(No Dates)

Small Marker that says only
W J B

Walter Roy Stewart
1890 - 1938
 
 

STEWART

Lee R.
1864 - 1954
Ida M.
1872 -1936

GRIFFITH

Mary Stewart
1863 - 1950
William R.
1874 - 1951

 

BURGESS

Lottie Stewart
August 7, 1895
February 9, 1977
Lawrence
September 18, 1891
September 15, 1959

STEWART

Edna
March 10, 1910
April 11, 1989
Lindsay
December 21, 1903
April 28, 1967

BURNETT

Luther W.
1938 - 1968
Bonnie J.
1939 - 

One grave marked only by fieldstone

Mother
Stella M. Burnett
May 11, 1888
January 19, 1975
 

Stella Burnett Hancock
October 28, 1942
October 21, 1976

Tommy Lee Travis
August 25, 1985
April 30, 1988
Son of Sherri Burnett Travis

Roy W. Stewart
US NAVY
World War II
April 15, 1924
April 18, 1989

BURNETT

John T.
June 9, 1913
June 12, 1990
Nora B.
August 24, 1914
March 2, 1992

BURNETT

Jesse L.
November 9, 1941
-----
Nancy J.
August 31, 1944
July 30, 1993

SIMPSON

Donald E.
July 29, 1942
September 20, 2000
Evelyn D.
June 8, 1939
------

DUNN

Alton Wayne
April 7, 1911
June 17, 1972
Willie Stewart
April 24, 1915
-----

OVERBEY

Annie L.
1869 - 1960
Wallace W.
1869 - 1950

Nellie D. (Overbey)
Daughter of W. & A. L. Overbey
October 20, 1893
January 16, 1909

T. V. Burgess
Born February 2, 1850
Died May 17, 1919
____
Rhoda N. C.
Wife of T. V. Burgess
Born April 5, 1859
Died September 18, 1931

Melvin Burgess
1882 - 1942

Lucian Darwin Burgess
May 8, 1909
April 19, 1943

Agness Burgess Puckett
June 15, 1918
----

Dana Michelle Harris
Daughter of David & Cheryl
Born & Died
April 9, 1974
 
 

BURGESS

Mattie S.
June 16, 1908
January 13, 1991
Robert M.
February 16, 1899
January 2, 1949

BURGESS

Kimberly Gail
October 30, 1968
October 30, 1968
Timothy Earl
October 30, 1968
October 31, 1968

BURGESS

Dewey Earl
April 6, 1935
September 25, 1985
Elizabeth Anne
February 26, 1934
-----

TURNER

Arthur G.
February 11, 1905
September 14, 1975
Ora B.
February 1, 1912
February 23, 1968

BURGESS

William Henderson
March 8, 1880
August 31, 1964
Myrtle Stewart
September 8, 1888
April 1, 1971

PUCKETT

Hayden O.
November 22, 1916
October 14, 1982
Mable Burgess
June 17, 1921
August 29, 2000
Smaller Marker Reads:
Hayden O. Puckett
S1 US NAVY
World War II
November 22, 1916 - October 14, 1982








William Benjamin Ladd
March 23, 1939
January 13, 1963
Smaller Marker Reads:
William B. Ladd II
SP4 US ARMY
March 23, 1939
January 13, 1963

GILLILAND

Robert G.
February 19, 1925
November 28, 1984
Margaret A.
January 26, 1922
April 25, 1989
Smaller Marker Reads
Robert G. Gilliland
TEC 5 US ARMY
February 19, 1925 - November 28, 1984
 
 

GILLILAND

William Guy
March 14, 1898
March 13, 1971
Kathryn B.
September 9, 1900
February 13, 1982

SMITH

Joseph H.
May 22, 1887
November 7, 1970
Bertha F.
July 2, 1885
March 24, 1971


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